Tuning-specific scale diagram
B Major Pentatonic Scale in 8-String Drop E Tuning
B Major Pentatonic Scale in 8-String Drop E Tuning shows the same b major pentatonic scale pitch classes across 8 strings tuned E B E A D G B E. The seventh and eighth strings extend the pattern into the lower register for wider-range riffs and chord voicings.
- Scale notes
- BC#D#F#G#
- Formula
- 1 2 3 5 6
- Semitones
- 0 2 4 7 9
- Tuning
- E B E A D G B E
- Strings
- 8
- Open pitch range
- E1 to E4
- 24-fret range
- E1 to E6
How this layout changes
The notes are the same pitch classes as the main B Major Pentatonic Scale page, but they are mapped across 8 strings in 8-string drop e tuning.
Use this diagram to compare the B root notes against the E low-string range and the remaining strings in this tuning.
Fretboard diagram
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Same scale in other tunings
E Flat Standard Tuning Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb D Standard Tuning D G C F A D C Standard Tuning C F Bb Eb G C B Standard Tuning B E A D F# B Drop D Tuning D A D G B E Drop C# Tuning C# G# C# F# A# D# Drop C Tuning C G C F A D Drop B Tuning B F# B E G# C# DADGAD Tuning D A D G A D Open E Tuning E B E G# B E Open D Tuning D A D F# A D Open G Tuning D G D G B D Open C Tuning C G C G C E Open A Tuning E A E A C# E 7-String Standard Tuning B E A D G B E 7-String Drop A Tuning A E A D G B E 7-String Drop G Tuning G D G C F A D 8-String Standard Tuning F# B E A D G B E